Mt Sizer and Magical Manzanitas
Weather was perfect today. Started the hike clockwise—serious uphills both coming and going. The manzanitas were beautiful with new growth…
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All logged hikes for the San Francisco Bay Area challenge.
Last one – bitter sweet, loved the challenge, awesome finish, sad over – will just have to do it again next year!!
My last. Cold, difficult – yet beautiful!!
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Mt St helena summit
Gorgeous views of the valley, which was socked in with fog. Trail was wet from recent rains but that didn’t…
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Piece of cake for the holidays
Took advantage of a break from the rain to get in my final hike of the peak series. In December,…
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Mt Diablo In The Cold
Our final hike of the pack, Mt Diablo, is also the first major hike we did after signing up for…
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Hell Did Indeed Freeze Over
Bundle up! The weather was VERY cold and windy, but we sucked it up and got on the mountain over…
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6 of 6: Mt Umunhum, 9.3 miles (1,394′ ascent)
A chilly (but warm at times), overcast (but sunny at times) and gorgeous autumn day with 11 comrades (Great Hikes…
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Mt. Umunhum Holiday Hike and Last of the 6 Packer Peaks!
A crispy, late Fall hike marking the last of my 6-pack peaks. The drama of cloud and fog with a…
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Mount sizer
Beautiful hike with my fellow Ironman! We stopped for two lunches and had a great time. Mount sizer doesn’t seem…
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There and back again
I knew this hike was hard having done the Ohlone trail 2 years ago and it was just as hard as…
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Mt. Tam
Today was a great hike day for Mt. Tam. There was a little bit of everything: sun, overcast, fog, lush…
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Rain on Rose
Hiking Rose was something I wasn’t quite looking forward to. Last year I hiked it on Christmas Eve and it…
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